Main area: Occupational Therapy
Grade: Band 6
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Part time - 30 hours per week (weekends per annum pro rata)
Job ref: 203-CS806
Employer: South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: SWFT - Rugby
Town: Rugby
Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 18/11/2024 23:59
Occupational Therapist
South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust is one of the top performing organisations within the NHS. Our staff think this is a great place to work and we hope you will agree.
We have recently been rated as 'Outstanding' by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) following our most recent inspection.
This is a fantastic opportunity to join a dynamic and forward-thinking service and a good opportunity to develop into an inspiring senior Occupational Therapist. You will be well supported and encouraged to continuously develop to meet the needs of our service and your profession.
Job overview
South Warwickshire Foundation Trust is committed to bringing care closer to home. Due to new and exciting service developments, a vacancy is now available for an enthusiastic and experienced Band 6 Occupational therapist to join our community response service (CRS) with the main focus to support hospital discharges, as well as working with the urgent therapy response and routine therapy service.
Main duties of the job
1. Working as a member of the Integrated Health team, planning, co-ordinating, delivering and evaluating the programmes of care provided across health, social and voluntary care sectors as part of a multi-disciplinary community based rehabilitation team.
2. To provide effective clinical leadership within the Integrated Health team, enabling the service to deliver to the highest possible care standards, ensuring that evidence based practice is used.
3. Providing skilled therapy treatment and advice to clients and carers.
4. To work as an accountable and autonomous professional responsible for the diagnosis, assessment and treatment of clients who may have problems as a result of presenting with medical conditions involving multiple pathology and the acutely ill.
5. To provide assessment and treatment for patients with a range of complex physical, sensory, perceptual and cognitive problems within community settings as a member of the Intermediate Care Service.
6. To work flexibly over a 7 day roster including weekends and bank holidays in order to meet the demands of the service and a rapidly changing caseload.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Degree or equivalent in Occupational Therapy
* HPC registered
* Evidence of relevant post graduate courses and CPD in a variety of formats
Experience
* Minimum of 2 years post grad experience covering a broad range of rotations
* 1 year experience working in elderly care in NHS
* 6 months experience working in community setting
Skills
* Demonstrate knowledge of clinical governance and experience of clinical audit
* Demonstrate excellent interpersonal and communication skills
* Experience of supervising students and junior staff members/assistants
* Ability to work independently
Other
* Ability to travel by car independently across the community
* Willingness to work on flexible basis to meet the needs of the service, involving evening & weekend working
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